we have our reporter out there giving us a live shod. mike, it looks like it is runners at the start line getting ready to go. >> we have a lot going on. and happy thanksgiving to you. volunteers are filtering in to carve up the meals. 500 of them are expected here to help make all this happen here today. this is the preparation room kind of where the magic happens. can you see the vegetables there. there are turkies. it is hard to see through the volunteers. and some there on the tables behind these volunteers. can you see they are carving already. and there are a lot of people in need this year. glide will hand out 5000 here today. and the arrivals it rivals anything you will find, turkey, ham, cressing, sweet potatoes, cake, ice cream on the menu. those here tell me the need and the line will be very long. take a listen. >> we have been seeing it over the last few years that the need of seniors. so the seniors in san francisco. they are struggling. fixed incomes. they are spending their money on housing. that's surprising. >> a great